Emotionalism. Expressionism. feelings. to feel and to paint. it seems like such an old fashioned notion and yet somehow so radical. to disrupt the calculations of a painting or body of work with an ugly rant or an exuberant orgasm. to express the moment in creation against where the painting may have started. to destroy the plan because life showed up and everything changed. i want to show my shadow in the work. i want to say i am in pain. i am in joy. i am alive. i am human. i am. To write the word FEELINGS is already risking ridicule.. a sappy song. a heart on a sleeve. imbecile. simpleton. To let myself drift towards the emotional impulse. to roll around in paint. to dismantle the construct. to let go. to be radical. God...i see the sorrow. and God i see the joy. being human is not a planned out exercise. My intent as an artist is not to show a caricature of a life or to create a brand..but to say this is who i am... flawed and aching and human. and now i paint.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:21:02 +0000
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